Kaatsbaan Cultural Park presents La Verdad’s Unchainable Voices on Friday, April 17 at 7PM at 120 Broadway Tivoli, NY 12583. Tickets are free and can be reserved at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36035/production/1268983?performanceId=11782801.

La Verdad presents Unchainable Voices, a work that speaks to the profound history of Black women who have stood as both the foundation of civilization and its most tireless stewards. Their benevolent songs—bold, unwavering, unchainable—have galvanized societies forward, even as they have often been silenced, ignored, or marginalized. Unchainable Voices is a multidisciplinary artistic work rooted in dance and movement that celebrates the power, resilience, and cultural impact of Black women’s voices throughout history.

The New Work Preview will be followed by a Q&A with the choreographer and a reception in the Lobby Gallery. There will be an open rehearsal on Wednesday, April 15 at 4:30PM and advance RSVPs are requested at https://kaatsbaan.org/seasonal-events-list/2026/3/5/6qukil8fcvltw6izwozsx0f5v49nnu-lrts8-5zjjr.

Vernard J. Gilmore (Chicago, IL), creator and producer of La Verdad, is a choreographer whose work has been part of the Fire Island Dance Festival, the Ailey Dancers Resource Fund concerts, Jazz Foundation of America Gala, Contemporary West Dance Theater, and Nimbus Dance Works. Mr. Gilmore began his training at Curie Performing and Creative Arts High School in Chicago under Diane Holda, and was a scholarship student at The Ailey School, where he was also a member of Ailey II. He performed as part of the White House Dance Series under President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and then again for President Biden. Mr. Gilmore is a certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre mentor and instructor, and certified personal trainer with NASM. Mr. Gilmore was the recipient of the Jersey City Dance Artist Relief Fund Grant Award from Nimbus Arts Center. He worked on the Disney film The Little Mermaid and most recently with the Joffrey Concert Group. He continues to choreograph and teach workshops and master classes around the world.

About Kaatsbaan Cultural Park

The mission of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is to provide an extraordinary environment for cultural innovation and excellence by providing artists at any stage of their careers with creative residencies at state-of-the-art facilities, and presenting audiences and communities with annual festivals, educational programs, and events. As both an incubator for creativity and presenter for world-class artists in dance, theater, music, film, spoken and written word, and culinary and visual arts, Kaatsbaan provides artists with state-of-the-art dance studios, accommodations, an indoor theater, and outdoor stages. Sited on 153 Hudson River-adjacent acres, Kaatsbaan is free of urban facilities’ space and time constraints, allowing for exciting levels of artistic exploration, creative action, and achievement—just two hours north of New York City.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is committed to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts as we aim to present, promote, and embrace programming that accurately reflects our society. We encourage a broadly diverse group of individuals to participate in our programs and join our Board and Staff, and insist on being inclusive of all peoples regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic background, or physical or mental ability.